Dr. Mohamed Maait, Minister of Finance, reviewed, Efforts by customs officials to remove obstacles and facilitate customs procedures for the business community; In order to contribute to improving the performance of work in customs administrations, reduce customs release time, In a way that helps meet the needs of the local market, and price stability.
The Minister received a report from Shahat Ghaturi, Head of the Customs Authority, within he indicated that the Central Administration of Suez Customs headed by Rashad Abdel Moaty, It released 10,350 customs certificates included in last April. for strategic goods, production supplies, general merchandise, Such as : Threads, textiles, electrical appliances, and receivers, plastic manufactures, and petroleum products, Cars and spare parts.
The report added that the taxes and customs fees collected on the import certificates at Suez Customs amounted to one billion and 222 million and 197 thousand pounds. While the value-added taxes amounted to 2,469 million and 294 thousand pounds, Other fees collected from these certificates amounted to about 350 million and 930 thousand pounds.
The report indicated that the General Administration of Exports at Suez Customs, It exported 2,912 covered customs declarations during last April. for various classes of merchandise and general merchandise, such as natural sands, juices, cosmetic, poultry feed, With a total value of 9 billion and 836 million and 509 thousand pounds, While the collected export fees amounted to about 2,310 thousand pounds.
The report indicated that the total taxes, customs duties, taxes and other fees collected at Suez customs during last April were about 4 billion and 59 million and 820 thousand pounds.
